Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Wang Yue didn't expect that Wei Yan would appear behind him so soon.

Now, the front army and the central army are both besieging Dangcheng, and the rear army does not have many people. If they want to stop a famous general like Wei Yan, they must deploy a large number of troops.

Hearing the screams getting closer and closer, Wang Yue knew that he didn't have much time left.

"retreat."

Following Wang Yue's order, the army began to retreat quickly.

When Zhang He saw that he was about to lose the battle, Wang Yue actually retreated. He immediately thought that someone might have come to support him.

Zhang He saw that Wei Yan actually appeared in the distance.

"Brothers, support has arrived. Follow me and fight your way out."

As soon as the voice fell, Zhang He led all his men and rushed out to kill.

The soldiers under Wang Yue's command did not expect that Zhang He would dare to attack at this time. They were caught off guard by Zhang He without any preparation and while they were still retreating.

The chaos in the army formation slowed down Wang Yue and his men's retreat, and they were soon caught up by Wei Yan.

Wang Yue kept running along the way, listening to the screams not far behind him. Wang Yue knew that he could not stop now, otherwise he would be dead.

When Wang Yue returned to Pingshu City, he only had more than 10,000 people.

Zhang He and Wei Yan stood not far from Pingshu City, took a look and then turned and left.

When the deputy general saw Wang Yue coming back, he immediately stepped forward.

"General, our food supplies?"

"No more. Contact the Lord and ask him to find a way to send food and grass. Our food and grass won't last much longer."

"Yes."

The deputy general said this, but he also knew that Shi Xie in the rear could only eat one meal a day in order to have enough food and fodder for the front line. If Shi Xie was asked to prepare food and fodder now, he would not be able to produce so much food and fodder even if he died of exhaustion.

Soon, the deputy general sent the letter out.

When Gu Rubing saw Wei Yan and Zhang He coming back, he did not let them rest, but ordered them to bring all the troops over and directly surrounded Pingshu City.

Since Wang Yue's important food supply base has been destroyed, the next step is to siege him. When Wang Yue and his men have run out of food, the soldiers will naturally open the city gates and let them in.

Wang Yue looked at the fierce army outside the city and fell into deep thought.

He originally had an advantage in terms of military strength, but now all the advantages have been wiped out. Now that the Lie army is at the gate of the city, he has even run out of food and grass.

Now, Wang Yue regretted more and more why he didn't listen to Shi Xie in the first place.

He insisted on making the situation that a general is not subject to the orders of the king when he is away from the court. As a result, the entire army of 150,000 has been reduced to only 80,000 or 90,000. Now even defending the city is a problem.

The battle report from the front line soon reached Shi Xie.

When Shi Xie saw the situation on the front line, his eyes rolled back and he almost fainted.

The food and fodder of the army of more than 100,000 was completely burned, and 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers were killed.

Now, he has no food and supplies to support the front line. Without food and supplies, the remaining 80,000 to 90,000 people will become a decoration, and there may even be a mutiny.

Shi A has always been by Shi Xie's side, protecting Shi Xie's safety. Seeing Shi Xie's embarrassment, Shi A was a little confused. Shi Xie had clearly warned Wang Yue not to take the initiative to fight with Gu Rubing, so why didn't Wang Yue listen?
Just as Shi Xie was sighing, a soldier walked in from outside.

"My lord, there is someone outside who wants to see you."

"What are you seeing? Don't you see that he is annoyed? Let him go away."

Shi Xie's mind was completely confused at this time. He guessed that the person who came to see him this time must be causing trouble for him, so he might as well drive him away to avoid trouble in front of him.

"Wait a moment."

Seeing that the soldiers were about to leave, Shi A, who was standing by, immediately stopped them.

"My lord, we are already in this situation, can it get any worse? I think we should meet him, maybe he is our savior."

Hearing this, Shi Xie looked at Shi A and finally nodded.

Soon, a man wearing a black robe and completely covering himself with a black cloth, leaving only his two eyes exposed, appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this man's strange attire, Shi Xie immediately became interested in him.

"Who are you?"

"Please ask the governor of Youzhou to have his men withdraw."

Hearing this, Shi Xie looked at the person in front of him curiously. He found that although the person in front of him gave him a familiar feeling, he also felt strange.

After hesitating for a moment, Shi Xie asked everyone present to leave immediately.

All the soldiers left, but Shi A still stood behind Shi Xie.

The man didn't care about Shi'a's presence, but took off his robe.

Soon, Shi Xie saw clearly who was in front of him.

"It's actually you..."

Gu Rubing stood outside the tent, looking at Pingshu City in the distance.

"My lord, ten days have already passed. Wang Yue and his men will soon be exhausted. When they are too hungry to bear it anymore, we can easily enter the city."

Listening to Wei Yan's words, Gu Rubing smiled.

During these three days, some people have contacted him through the Captain of the Mobile Crossbows. They are all the defenders inside Pingshu City. Because of food issues, they have more or less expressed their intention to surrender, and some are even willing to cooperate with them to open the city gates.

However, Gu Rubing felt that the number of people surrendering was not enough and he had to wait a little longer.

"My lord, the captain of the roving crossbow army sent a few letters."

Gu Rubing could guess that this letter must be one of those surrender letters.

Back in the tent, Gu Rubing looked at the envelopes on the table and took out all the letters.

Soon, Gu Rubing set his eyes on a letter.

"Shia?"

Gu Rubing did not expect that Shi A actually wanted to surrender to him.

This is one of the two famous generals under Shi Xie.

"My lord, there is a man standing outside. He said he is here for someone else and wants to see you."

"Here for someone else?"

Gu Rubing let the person in out of curiosity.

Soon, a middle-aged man walked in.

"I, Liu Ming, greet King Lie."

"Why did you come to see me?"

I am General Shi A's servant. I have come here to see you on behalf of General Shi A.

"Shi'a really intends to surrender?"

"Yes, King Lie, my master has decided to surrender to you. My master has always been by Shi Xie's side, acting as a bodyguard. But now my master has seen clearly that Shi Xie is bound to lose, and he doesn't want to rely on Shi Xie for his whole life, so he wants to join King Lie. My master feels that only by joining King Lie can he display his talents, create his own world, and build..." Liu Ming wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Rubing's impatient wave of his hand.

"I want to hear the truth, can you tell me the truth?"

"This……"

Liu Ming suddenly felt a little embarrassed because he had not yet said many of the words he had prepared.

After a moment, Liu Ming smiled awkwardly and said, "The master wants to join you because Youzhou has run out of food."

"You've said so much nonsense, but this is the most practical one."

"So, King Lie, you agree?"

"If you want to join me, it's not impossible. I have enough food and grass here. But since Shi A is surrendering, he must have a token of his allegiance."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming looked at Gu Rubing. He did not say anything, but waited for Gu Rubing to continue.

"Let's take Pingshu City as Shi'a's token of surrender. Didn't you say that Shi'a is in Pingshu City? It shouldn't be a problem for him to help us get down from the city gate, right?"

Liu Ming nodded immediately.

"Please rest assured, King Lie. I will immediately tell my master what King Lie meant."

After Liu Ming left, Zhao Yun looked at Gu Rubing with some concern.

"My lord, this Shi A is Wang Yue's apprentice and also a famous general. Theoretically, Shi A might betray Shi Xie, but he will never betray Wang Yue. At present, it is impossible for Wang Yue to betray Shi Xie."

Gu Rubing knew that what Zhao Yun said made sense.

But what he wanted was Pingshu City. As for what was going on with Shi'a, Gu Rubing didn't care.

In order to make Gu Rubing believe in himself, Shi A was quite active.

In just one day, Gu Rubing received a notice from Shi A that Pingshu City was ready, with nearly 10,000 people ready to surrender, and it was agreed that the gates of Pingshu City would be opened tonight to welcome Lie's army into the city.

When he saw the news, Gu Rubing immediately gathered everyone together.

Everyone began to doubt Shi A's joining.

"My lord, I feel like there might be something wrong with this matter. Shi A is a famous general who even tried to assassinate you several times. There is absolutely no way he will join us."

"That's right, my lord. Even if Shi A wanted to leave Shi Xie, he would definitely go to Cao Cao or even Sun Jian. No matter what, he would never come to us."

Looking at Zhang He and Wei Yan who were so excited, Gu Rubing just laughed.

"I know what you are thinking, but since someone wants to play a trick on us, why don't we help him and accompany him to finish the trick? I also want to see what Shi A is planning."

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and could only nod silently.

Soon Gu Rubing led his army directly to the city of Pingshu.

For safety reasons, Gu Rubing went against the majority opinion and only brought 30,000 troops into the city.

King Lie personally entered Pingshu City with only 30,000 troops. This was undoubtedly a piece of fat meat delivered to Wang Yue and his men. If Shi A and Wang Yue really had other ideas, they would definitely not miss this opportunity.

But Gu Rubing was not a fool. Next to him stood Zhao Yun, who had taken off his silver armor and was now dressed like a personal guard. He stayed by Gu Rubing's side all the time.

As soon as Gu Rubing entered the city, he saw Shi A coming to him.

"Shi Ah, I meet King Lie."

"Well, Shia, where is Wang Yue?"

"In reply to King Lie, Wang Yue is resting in his room and is unaware that the city gate has been opened."

"Okay, go and capture Wang Yue for me."

"Yes!"

Shi A turned around and led a group of people to the room where Wang Yue was sleeping.

Gu Rubing looked at Shi A's back and was slightly surprised.

With such a good opportunity in front of him, Shi A actually didn't make any move on himself.

Not long after, flames were heard from behind Pingshu City, along with shouting.

Zhao Yun wanted to go over and take a look, but he stopped when he thought that he was the only one left by Gu Rubing's side. If he left, no one would be able to protect Gu Rubing.

A moment later, Shi A came over covered in blood.

"King Lie, please forgive us, we failed to capture Wang Yue. He opened the north gate and ran away with the rest of the people."

"Forget it. It would be great if we can catch Wang Yue, but it doesn't matter if we can't. What I want is Pingshu City. As for other things, they don't matter."

After saying this, Gu Rubing waved his hand and immediately had people take over the four gates of Pingshu City. At the same time, he notified Wei Yan and Zhang He outside the city to bring all the troops into the city.

In the county government office.

Gu Rubing sat in the main seat.

Looking at Shi A who was standing aside.

"Shi, do you really want to follow me? Can you give me a reason?"

"Following King Lie will allow me to have better development."

Gu Rubing didn't believe Shi A's nonsense. He knew that this was Shi A's plan to feign surrender. But at the same time, Gu Rubing was also a little curious. He had just stood in front of him, and Zhao Yun had disguised himself as an ordinary soldier. On the surface, he only brought 30,000 ordinary soldiers and appeared in front of Shi A.

Even with such a good opportunity, Shi A did not take any action, which means that Shi A’s target was not him, but something bigger.

But Shi Xie did not have a strategist with such great calculating ability. Who gave Shi Xie the idea?
"Has anyone appeared around Shi Xie recently?"

"No."

Shi A immediately shook his head.

Gu Rubing looked at Shi A's appearance and was certain in his heart that someone must have suddenly appeared next to Shi Xie, and this person was very strategic, but he didn't know who this person was.

"Okay, go down and have a rest. You've been busy all night. If there's anything, we can talk about it after you've had a good rest."

"Yes."

After Shi A left, Wei Yan and others stepped forward again.

"My lord, we cannot keep Shi A alive. We must kill him."

"That's right, my lord. Shi Xie must not be allowed to stay."

Gu Rubing waved his hand. He knew that Shi A’s purpose was not simple, but he also wanted to see what Shi A wanted to do.

After Shi A left the county government office, he kept feeling the presence behind him along the way. After making sure that no one was following him, he immediately came to the city gate.

At this time, Gu Rubing's army had all entered the city, and what was being transported at the city gate was all the food and fodder that Gu Rubing had at the front line.

Shi A quietly followed the food and came to the distance of several large warehouses in the city.

As he watched the food and grass slowly enter the warehouse, Shi A sneered.

After Shi Xie left, Zhao Yun slowly walked out from the corner.

Along the way, Zhao Yun restrained his breath and followed behind Shi Xie. This was also Gu Rubing's order. When he saw Shi A secretly following the grain, Zhao Yun guessed what Shi A was going to do. (End of this chapter)